Types of Writing
Writing Process
Grammar
Plot
Vocab Wild Card
100
This type of writing informs the reader.
What is informative writing (or informational)
100
Before writing, a good writer brainstorms a topic. This stage of the writing process is called: __________.
What is pre-writing?
100
A complete sentence has to have a noun (subject) and ________ (predicate).
What is a verb?
100
This is the turning point of the story.
What is the climax?
100
When someone is talking in a story, their dialogue is inside this type of punctuation mark.
What are quotation marks?
200
This type of writing tries to persuade the audience to agree with a point of view.
What is persuasive writing?
200
After picking a topic, a good writer uses a graphic organizer or makes an ______________ to get started.
What is an outline?
200
This type of word describes a noun.
What is an adjective?
200
This is another name for the problem in a story.
What is conflict?
200
This is the word for stories that are made up and not true.
What is fiction?
300
This type of writing is the author narrating a story. (can be fiction or non-fiction)
What is narrative writing?
300
After writing a rough draft, a good write should _______ his or her work.
What is edit (or revise or review)
300
When a verb can't do the job by itself, it has one of these, known as _____________ verbs. (am/is/are)
What are helping verbs?
300
This is the end of the story, when the conflict is solved.
What is the resolution?
300
When someone writes a report and uses a direct quotation, they have to cite the ____________.
What is source? (or resource or research or author or article)
400
In persuasive writing, the author's point of view on the subject is known as his or her __________________.
What is argument?
400
A 5 paragraph essay has 3 main parts. They are introduction, body and ___________.
What is conclusion?
400
When a writer starts a new paragraph, he or she should always ____________.
What is indent?
400
This is when and where a story takes place.
What is setting?
400
A folk tale, fairy tale or fable usually teaches the reader a lesson. This is also called the __________ of the story.
What is moral?
500
In persuasive writing, an author will offer evidence against his or her argument, this is called a ______________.
What is counter-argument?
500
A sentence that tells the audience what an essay is going to be about, is called the ___________ statement.
What is thesis?
500
This type of word describes a verb or action, and usually ends in -ly.
What is an adverb?
500
This is the beginning of the story, also called the introduction.
What is the exposition?
500
When an actor is the only person on stage and talking to the audience, it is called a ___________.
What is a monologue?
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